CPU_NEED_RESCHED(9) | Kernel Developer's Manual | CPU_NEED_RESCHED(9)

# NAME

cpu_need_resched — context switch notification

# SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/cpu.h>

void
cpu_need_resched(struct cpu_info *ci, int flags);

# DESCRIPTION

The cpu_need_resched() function is the machine-independent interface for the scheduler to notify machine-dependent code that a context switch from the current LWP, on the cpu ci, is required. This event may occur if a higher priority LWP appears on the run queue or if the current LWP has exceeded its time slice.

If RESCHED_KPREEMPT flag is specified in flags and __HAVE_PREEMPTION C pre-processor macro is defined in <machine/intr.h>, machine-dependent code should make a context switch happen as soon as possible even if the cpu is running the kernel code.

If RESCHED_IMMED flag is specified in flags, machine-dependent code should make a context switch happen as soon as possible. In that case, for example, if ci is not the current processor, cpu_need_resched() typically issues an inter processor call to the processor to make it notice the need of a context switch as soon as possible.

Typically, the cpu_need_resched() function will perform the following operations:

- Set a per-processor flag which is checked by userret(9) when returning to user-mode execution.
- Post an asynchronous software trap (AST).
- Send an inter processor interrupt to wake up cpu_idle(9).

# SEE ALSO

sched_4bsd(9), userret(9)

July 31, 2010 | NetBSD 7.2